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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
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Originally posted by Mouse:
Errr,TL, any chance of an immigrant standing for President of the USA?
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A fine nit to pick, and completely expected. Yes, there are a few select elected jobs in the US that require you to be a natural-born citizen. But, an immigrant and a natural-born citizen are not otherwise distinguished under the law. There certainly isn't a "US-only" class of jobs reserved for the purebloods. [/QUOTE]That's the point I was trying to get across. There will usually be certain jobs that are barred to individuals have not, by birth or naturalization, been accepted as citizens of a country, and other other employment restrictions with regard to temporary residents who have not yet taken out citizenship of a particular country. I suspect (without proof at this point) that France is not far outside the norm in this respect.
When you then examine how difficult a state makes it to obtain citizenship, and with it access to a wider job choice, then it's a whole different debate.
[ 07-29-2004, 04:30 PM: Message edited by: Mouse ]